Monday 4 December 2023
From November 28th to December 1st, 2023, a masterclass on the 17th century cantata held by Roberta Invernizzi took place at the Villa Mondragone, in Monte Porzio Catone (Rome). It was organized by the Academia Montis Regalis and the Centro studi sulla Cantata italiana (of the universities of Rome-Tor Vergata, Pavia and Siena).
The final concert of the students was held on December 1st, 2023. Arias and cantatas by Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell, Georg Friedrich Händel and Barbara Strozzi were performed. As encore, all participants sang the final chorus from Monteverdi's Orfeo.